The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-12-31
Klia Oaks and Lincoln Co.
Importants.Fact Figures,
and Statistics.

western Epart Of LinS"lA N"uity'
New. Mckee. ~ miles by the mail
road IrernSCarthags, tho terminus
of Ina San Pedro coal mine branch
Of naA. T. &S +. X. r., 1903
mi! ~ from Sueorrs, on the main
linz. 1855 miles tron HI PaS0. Tex
M. and Is troM Lincoln, the Co.
svat.
Whio Oaks is the largest town
in the coSMtv, and ths scat at an
imvorsast ,vypiy trade. Its tine
~ ,itustti5ln a valley, among the
synr> OF SO Carlo range, at an 81
~eyatusu OF $40 fees above sea
lcvsl. 1t has two religious organ
ix.Sops. Methodist and Congrega-
tioualist, a large and prosperous
pni5lis school, Two weekly newSpa-
teS, 6Vs prosperous mercantile es-
taulehn0uhS two hotels, two bill
liard alk. two blacksmith shops,
(ouS also y wagos shop,) II TWEEN
~ shsup gold mill in operation. al
SO Huntington Centrifugal mill,
AVID n 10 stalAp gold mill.
Tho great H~olaestake Gold Mines
ar. ems mile y. ". of the centre Of
the town, and around them are a
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, on the
S. T.. are inexhaustible mines OF
coal, varying from bitumlnous to
sem anthracite. From four to
~. miles n. W. of the town, in
the Love Moantaiu region, are cx-
tsnsivs bodies Of magnetic iron
ores, Of excellent quality and high
grade. Twenty rnileG south and
south vest lie the silver lead mines
If the Ronito naming district, the
rich gold mines Of the Eogal min
ING district. and ths copper Silver
bearing ores Of the west side"
The town is abundSntly supplied
With water ; wood is abundant in
the foothills, ana timber in the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has q daily mail to
Carthage. on hs railway, and to
Fl. Stanton, 81 miles east. 1t is
I'll. pressn, oblectivs point of the
Chicago, St. Louis Y FL Paso R.R.
now building troA II Paso. Texas,
and is destined " be an important
poins upon that railway when it is
completed 10 Kansas City, as the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
hi. llns bot weeu Chicago and the
Ci;v Of Scx:c".
yhs County OF Lincoln, lin the
aouth-sastcrn cSrner OF New MeXl-
co. is $50 mileS in extreme length,
and 80 in e1Lrejse breadth. and
soro,!ns s4,450 square miles. l.
is di,iirl, troN north 70 south, BY
the Rio FrcS-,s M = uorSant stream,
uhics receives within She county
pum,r,uS lribu,aricS ar!Siny i'll the
,a,t sid. Of &c Great Range.
Phe weste-, part Of the County
is divided w mountains, locally
known a. tae G.JIinaS, Jicarillas,
Hxrisos, Sierra Bl;Mcos, &c, all
portions Of bhe Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. Tho peaks Of these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jacks
Peak. about 5000 feet, to Carlo,
9. 200, Negal, 40, 900, and Sierra
Blanco, $4,000.
The population Of the County
was 5000 in 1885, now about6, OOO
The towns, other thsn w hite Oaks,
ar. Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichaco,
Weed, Dowlin'S Mill, Galena, Ros
well, Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
and Lookout.
rwo-thirds Of tAe County con
ei,ts OF Gus grazing lands, mainly
well watered, and stocked with
800. 600 head Of cattle, al increase
Of l.OO0 rer cent. in 5 years. The
Angora goat has made his appear
apce in the mountaina 3t Lincoln
County, and ne is here t" stay. lie
ranges where nsthing else willard
is exceedingly prohtSole 10 ms
owner. There ar but few sheep
in the county, about $4,000 horses
and mules, aud burros, (Anglia
.Tackass es,) like the sands of the
ecashore, for multitude,
On the Pcnasco, Rnidoso, Boni-
t.. Hondo, Seven Rivers, Black
River. and Pecos, there are the fin
est of agricultural lands. Fine
farms have been opened on al
those streams. and upon them has
been produced in exceptional quail
ity and quantity every farm pro
nets which caA be raised ut such
An elevation. The experience OF
the late Chas. Fritz demonstrated
that Lincoln County will produce,
IN abundance. all the Northern